Medical Secretary - Colorectal

Job summary

Are you an organised, motivated individual with excellent communication skills looking to make a difference in patient care? We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Secretary to join our dedicated Colorectal team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

As a key member of our administrative workforce, you will provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to our colorectal consultants and clinical team, ensuring that patients receive a seamless and professional service.

This is a rewarding role where you will use your strong organisational and interpersonal skills to support patient care, working at the heart of a busy and friendly department.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Confident with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Proficient in IT systems, with strong typing skills and attention to detail.
• Compassionate, patient-focused, and able to work as part of a team.
• Previous medical secretarial or administrative experience in healthcare is desirable, but training and support will be provided.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Provide comprehensive secretarial support to colorectal consultants and the wider team.

Manage clinical correspondence, reports, and patient records with accuracy and confidentiality.

Act as the first point of contact for patients, relatives, and external organisations, ensuring queries are handled professionally and compassionately.

Organise outpatient clinics, appointments, and follow-ups, ensuring patients are seen in a timely manner.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust to ensure a smooth patient pathway.

Please see attached job description and person specification for details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk